§ Mr. G. MACDONALDasked the Minister of Health the number of certifiable mental defectives in England and Wales for each of the five years ended 31st December, 1930?
§ Miss LAWRENCEStatistics are not available as regards the number of persons certifiable as mental defectives, but the number of persons detained under certificates under the Mental Deficiency Acts on 31st December in each of the last five years is as follows:
1926 … … … … 20,091 1927 … … … … 21,598 1928 … … … … 23,275 1929 … … … … 25,076 1930 … … … … 27,811